Best A/T Tires

[alpineovernappa]

Over the last 8 years and ~225k miles I’ve run quite a few in this range. I’ll rank them in order of best to worst (of what I’ve run) IMO. All are load range C for me and I’d highly recommend not going higher than that

Wildpeak At3w
Ko2
Cooper discoverer at3
Wildpeak MT
KM2

The at3w are by-far the best IMO. They’re robust, they shed gravel, they do well in snow and rain. Heavy, but great all around A/T tire.
The coopers are less capable and less durable, but have better road manners.
The ko2 hold gravel worse than any tire I’ve ever run and they’re pretty crappy for shedding show, but they’re very robust and capable otherwise
The wildpeak MT is too heavy and loud for my needs. They also wear quite quickly.
The KM2 is the worse tire I’ve ever run. They wear unevenly, they’re load and clumsy and not very good anywhere.

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[ChrisNLA]

I've been doing alot of research on what all-terrain tire to get without really breaking the bank (trying to stay below $350 a tire). I mainly do highway driving with the occasional off-road. I unfortunatly have 3.73 gear ratio so I won't be going up to a full 35" tire. However I still want to keep the overall weight of the tire down.

The main tires I have been considering are the Toyo Open Country A/T lll, Milestar Patagonia A/T Pro, Nitto Ridge/Recon Grappler, and the Falken Wildpeaks.

I really like the Toyos and the Milestar Patagonias just because of the price point. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

I ran Falken AT3W for three years. They eventually got really loud, but that can happen to most all terrain tires. Worked fine for me. Pretty heavy, thick tire and rides a little rougher as a result.

Switched to KO3 recently. Rides a little bit softer, which was important to me. Eight pounds or so lighter per tire than the AT3W.

I liked my KO2's that I had on my previous Jeep, so we'll see how the KO3 works out.

 

[NC_Overland]

Over the last 8 years and ~225k miles I’ve run quite a few in this range. I’ll rank them in order of best to worst (of what I’ve run) IMO. All are load range C for me and I’d highly recommend not going higher than that

Wildpeak At3w
Ko2
Cooper discoverer at3
Wildpeak MT
KM2

The at3w are by-far the best IMO. They’re robust, they shed gravel, they do well in snow and rain. Heavy, but great all around A/T tire.
The coopers are less capable and less durable, but have better road manners.
The ko2 hold gravel worse than any tire I’ve ever run and they’re pretty crappy for shedding show, but they’re very robust and capable otherwise
The wildpeak MT is too heavy and loud for my needs. They also wear quite quickly.
The KM2 is the worse tire I’ve ever run. They wear unevenly, they’re load and clumsy and not very good anywhere.

As a general rule of thumb, I agree about load range C, but it really depends on the tire. Mine are E load, but some of the lighter ones out there and it doesn’t ride much different, if at all, than my factory all season tires did. Tire pressure is key. I run 33-34 psi and they ride good and wear well and evenly.

 

[WambliSka]

I'm on my 4th Jeep and was always a BFG guy even though they gave me some heartburn a few times in the past. Now on my 2022 Gladiator I swapped the POS factory LT tires on my Overland for Falken Wildpeak A/T4W. I've been running them for over 5k miles and I run trails in the Nevada desert pretty much at least once a week since good trailheads are less than 2 miles form my house.

They are the first AT tire I've owned that I love both on and off road. They are as quiet as any road tire I've owned but they have incredible off-road performance on dirt, sand, snow, rocks and I don't know what the hell they make them out of but there is not a SINGLE cut on them and my last set of tires had cuts that went all the way into the belts. It's like riding on razors around here.

They are LT285/70X18 Mounted on the factory wheels with a 2" leveling kit in the front end for just a hair more clearance and eliminating the factory rake.
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The factory plastic running boards are gone now...

They even got me through a "Closed" trail in the Medicine Bow National Forest much to the surprise of the folks in the ranger station

 

[NC_Overland]

I'm on my 4th Jeep and was always a BFG guy even though they gave me some heartburn a few times in the past. Now on my 2022 Gladiator I swapped the POS factory LT tires on my Overland for Falken Wildpeak A/T4W. I've been running them for over 5k miles and I run trails in the Nevada desert pretty much at least once a week since good trailheads are less than 2 miles form my house.

They are the first AT tire I've owned that I love both on and off road. They are as quiet as any road tire I've owned but they have incredible off-road performance on dirt, sand, snow, rocks and I don't know what the hell they make them out of but there is not a SINGLE cut on them and my last set of tires had cuts that went all the way into the belts. It's like riding on razors around here.

They are LT285/70X18 Mounted on the factory wheels with a 2" leveling kit in the front end for just a hair more clearance and eliminating the factory rake.
HIGHLY Recommended!!!

The factory plastic running boards are gone now...

They even got me through a "Closed" trail in the Medicine Bow National Forest much to the surprise of the folks in the ranger station

Good looking Jeep (and dog). I also have 285/70/18s on the factory overland wheels. It looks even better than I’d hoped. They don’t make my Revo 3s anymore, which is a damn shame because I feel the same about them on and off road that you describe on your tires. I have new tires (because I knew they were being discontinued), but maybe I’ll give them a shot next time.

I don’t have a leveling kit, but my Rubicon LE springs raise the front enough that I don’t need one. They’ve never rubbed.

 

[WambliSka]

Good looking Jeep (and dog). I also have 285/70/18s on the factory overland wheels. It looks even better than I’d hoped. They don’t make my Revo 3s anymore, which is a damn shame because I feel the same about them on and off road that you describe on your tires. I have new tires (because I knew they were being discontinued), but maybe I’ll give them a shot next time.

I don’t have a leveling kit, but my Rubicon LE springs raise the front enough that I don’t need one. They’ve never rubbed.

Thanks! Mine never rubbed on the trail when I put them on. But I put in the leveling kit because I just hate (personal preference) the factory rake and the clearance looked “uneven” to me which was aesthetically displeasing, and it also made me more apprehensive when approaching obstacles even though there was no reason for it since it was not an issue before the leveling kit. It was more of a personal taste and peace of mind thing.

Oh, I failed to mention that the leveling kit is an expedient temporary measure since I’m off-road enough that I think the factory shocks and springs will give up the ghost probably within another year. At that point I’ll be replacing them with better springs and shocks more suitable to my driving needs..

 

[NC_Overland]

Thanks! Mine never rubbed on the trail when I put them on. But I put in the leveling kit because I just hate (personal preference) the factory rake and the clearance looked “uneven” to me which was aesthetically displeasing, and it also made me more apprehensive when approaching obstacles even though there was no reason for it since it was not an issue before the leveling kit. It was more of a personal taste and peace of mind thing.

Oh, I failed to mention that the leveling kit is an expedient temporary measure since I’m off-road enough that I think the factory shocks and springs will give up the ghost probably within another year. At that point I’ll be replacing them with better springs and shocks more suitable to my driving needs..

A factory overland looks ridiculous way too much rake. I agree. The overland ear springs are surprisingly long. I noticed that when I removed them. They were longer than the Rubicon springs.

 

[WambliSka]

A factory overland looks ridiculous way too much rake. I agree. The overland ear springs are surprisingly long. I noticed that when I removed them. They were longer than the Rubicon springs.

Maybe a tow package thing, don't know. All I know is that it irritated me to no end from day one. I normally don't tow anything heavy and the bed is only used for camping/hunting and shooting gear, so no heavy loads only my toys and fun stuff. My SIL owns a diesel Ford SD if I need to pull or load anything heavy .

 

[NC_Overland]

Maybe a tow package thing, don't know. All I know is that it irritated me to no end from day one. I normally don't tow anything heavy and the bed is only used for camping/hunting and shooting gear, so no heavy loads only my toys and fun stuff. My SIL owns a diesel Ford SD if I need to pull or load anything heavy .

I do. They have really long, but soft springs. With 1k lbs in the bed, mine visibly squatted and it had terrible body roll when handling even completely unloaded. Now it handles considerably better and it rides level with up to 1500 lbs in the bed. My overland has the tow package also. As HD as you could get an overland.

 

[WambliSka]

I do. They have really long, but soft springs. With 1k lbs in the bed, mine visibly squatted and it had terrible body roll when handling even completely unloaded. Now it handles considerably better and it rides level with up to 1500 lbs in the bed. My overland has the tow package also. As HD as you could get an overland.

That's pretty good. I bought the Overland because quite frankly it was equipped the way I wanted it and was sitting at the dealer waiting for me

I was going to build it into a true Overland rig when I bought it in NC with the metal rack etc. Then I moved to the Southwest before I could start the project and right now the project is on hold because for now camping in the desert and mountains around here involves lots of water, snacks, a sleeping bag, some meat to put on a stick to roast on an open fire at night and coffee for next morning. Basically I've found the joys of traveling super light and even my wife is starting to enjoy keeping it super simple on overnight trips which we do on a whim with zero planning.

I'm in the process of buying/building a new house and then I'm probably going to build the Gladiator into a nice rig with a metal rack and a tent BUT I will only do that when I figure out a way to lift the whole thing off the bed when not in use. The prospect of driving around town with an extra house and all my off-road gear on my bed is just that appealing to me. At that point I guess bed payload will become more of a concern and as I mentioned a whole new setup with springs and shocks will be installed.

But for now I'm enjoying living out of saddle bags as I used to do when I was young and actually put a lot of miles on horseback.

 

[JohnWick]

I have Toyo Open Country AT3s in 285/75/17 and am pleased with them. Very little noise, and they are wearing evenly with a little over 18K miles on them. Based on the rate of wear I fully expect to get 50K out of them. They've been really good off-road as well.

 

[ALT2870]

Checks thread to see if prediction came true.


Yep, seems about right.

 

[brsnow2585]

I'd take a look at the kumho road venture at51/52

I had the 51s on my '14 Cherokee and they were solid. Had 2 sets, first set got close to 60k miles before they looked questionable, then had 40k on the second set when I traded it. They are a good looking tire too, I was stuck in the "niche crossover tire size" this was about the only AT tire I could find to fit the factory wheel, but it was all good, never got stuck even without a proper 4wd system.

 

[NC_Overland]

That's pretty good. I bought the Overland because quite frankly it was equipped the way I wanted it and was sitting at the dealer waiting for me

I was going to build it into a true Overland rig when I bought it in NC with the metal rack etc. Then I moved to the Southwest before I could start the project and right now the project is on hold because for now camping in the desert and mountains around here involves lots of water, snacks, a sleeping bag, some meat to put on a stick to roast on an open fire at night and coffee for next morning. Basically I've found the joys of traveling super light and even my wife is starting to enjoy keeping it super simple on overnight trips which we do on a whim with zero planning.

I'm in the process of buying/building a new house and then I'm probably going to build the Gladiator into a nice rig with a metal rack and a tent BUT I will only do that when I figure out a way to lift the whole thing off the bed when not in use. The prospect of driving around town with an extra house and all my off-road gear on my bed is just that appealing to me. At that point I guess bed payload will become more of a concern and as I mentioned a whole new setup with springs and shocks will be installed.

But for now I'm enjoying living out of saddle bags as I used to do when I was young and actually put a lot of miles on horseback.

I bought mine too because it had all the options I wanted and I got a big discount because I worked for the dealership group and it was in stock I bought mine in Raleigh and it was at their Cary location sitting at an overflow lot. They had like 100 gladiators. This was 2/2020. I saw how cheap the take off suspensions were going for and I knew how good that 285s look on the stock wheels. I blacked out the trim too because I don’t like chrome. The only real cost was tires, but I sold the stock tires for $600.

 

[WambliSka]

I bought mine too because it had all the options I wanted and I got a big discount because I worked for the dealership group and it was in stock I bought mine in Raleigh and it was at their Cary location sitting at an overflow lot. They had like 100 gladiators. This was 2/2020. I saw how cheap the take off suspensions were going for and I knew how good that 285s look on the stock wheels. I blacked out the trim too because I don’t like chrome. The only real cost was tires, but I sold the stock tires for $600.

Don't mean to highjack the thread but this is a fun conversation. I looked for takeoff tires etc but for months no real good deals came around so I decided I was just going to trash the factory LT highway tires that were on it, I also like the factory wheels and I didn't think I could get much for the factory tires alone since no one wants a Gladiator with highway tires. This worked well since I knew I had a move to the Southwest coming and I didn't feel like taking the trip driving from NC to Nevada with a loaded U-Haul in tow with brand new oversized AT tires. The factory tires did well on highway giving me decent gas mileage while towing a small trailer for over 2k miles in 3 days.

And trash I did... Ran them for about 25k miles total and they even did Ok in NC on snow and dirt/gravel roads. I never did any crazy off-road with them out east. Then I started to get a lot more aggressive when I got to AZ and NV, and that took a toll on them really quick. When I took them to be replaced I LOVED the tire place's reps face that came out to check fit for the new Falkens when he saw the chucks of rubber missing and probed the cuts and how deep they went

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